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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2023
Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal. While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2023
More sun, wind and water means more power from the three largest sources of renewable electricity in the country. Between heating and cooling seasons Headlines about renewable energy records also highlight how much of electricity demand renewables are meeting at a given time. Indeed, they are good reasons to focus even more.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2022
Gavin Newsom made a habit of waiving all state environmental rules to allow fossil fuel power plants and backup generators to run without restrictions when the grid was under stress. The solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, geothermal, energy storage and natural gas on the grid right now are the resources the state has this month.
Environmental Progress
JANUARY 20, 2022
Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.
Vermont Law
JUNE 29, 2015
Summary: Nuclear energy is one of the most debated subjects in the environmental policy and legal world. Can it serve as a bridge to moving away from fossil fuels? However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Is it sustainable?
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 14, 2023
Craig Williams (R-Delaware) noted the PUC’s testimony said natural gas provides 53% of elected generation in Pennsylvania in 2021, nuclear power 33%, coal just 12% and renewables and other sources the remainder. Natural Gas Is An Intermittent Generator Rep. Click Here for a copy of the PUC’s written testimony.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
9] That $50 billion, and future money, is money that could have gone to making the grid more resilient to extreme weather events, whether from climate change or not, but instead went into subsidizing the integration of variable renewable energy sources. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany. I believe the U.S.
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